I love a good diverse tour billing. It’s always good to see a show that changes things up not only so that bands can play in front of some new people that wouldn’t have normally seen one of their sets, but so fans can get a glimpse at what other areas of the metal spectrum they’ve been missing out on. Not only that, if you’re open minded, you’re never bored. That’s what made this year’s Summer Slaughter tour so excellent. Every band was different!

With that in mind, the latest big tour to be announced for 2013 is Hatebreed’s headlining tour, which features Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus, and The Contortionist. There’s a little something for everyone into the more extreme music genres! Despite the variety, there’s a universal moshability going on throughout the night. Expect stoked crowds everywhere.

Hello, Lexington! I may finally end up seeing The Contortionist live, which is something I’ve been dying to do since Exoplanet dropped. Their set will likely be very short, though. I’ve never been a fan of Hatebreed (tough guy hardcore ain’t my thing), but I’m sure they’ll still rock an impressive live show. At the very least I’ll get to leave early, so I ain’t even mad.